US7979386B1 - Method and system for performing search engine optimizations - Google Patents
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- a seller of goods uses a financial application to manage an inventory of products sold by the seller.
- the entity uses the financial application to track information related to the products (e.g., product descriptions, price of products, related products, etc.).
- an e-commerce web site may be used by the seller of goods to sell the products.
- the e-commerce web site may also include a variety of information related to the products.
- the seller may wish to include product information for a product from the financial application in the e-commerce web site related to the product. Specifically, the seller may extract the product information from the financial application and then use the product information to build or modify the e-commerce web site. In some cases, the product information may be modified before building or modifying the e-commerce web site. Further, the seller may wish to also include any such modifications in the financial application.
- Sales of an e-commerce site are generally driven by the web traffic of the e-commerce site.
- Much of an e-commerce site's web traffic originates from various search engines found on the world wide web (www).
- the product information is manually analyzed for potential optimizations such as keywords (e.g., uniform resource locator, content, header, domain name, etc.), ingoing links, outgoing links, frequency of updates, etc.
- the invention in general, in one aspect, relates to a method for performing search engine optimizations using a financial application configured to manage a number of products.
- the method includes obtaining product data from the financial application, where the product data is associated with a first product of the number of products.
- the method further includes processing the product data to obtain optimization data, where the optimization data is configured to increase web traffic of a web page associated with the first product.
- the method further includes sending the optimization data to the financial application, where the web page is updated based on the optimization data.
- the invention in general, in one aspect, relates to a system for performing search engine optimizations using a financial application configured to manage a number of products.
- the system includes an application interface configured to obtain product data from the financial application, where the product data is associated with a first product of the number of products, and send optimization data to the financial application.
- the system further includes a search optimization module configured to process the product data to obtain the optimization data, where the optimization data is configured to increase web traffic of a web page associated with the first product, where the web page is updated based on the optimization data.
- the invention relates to a computer readable medium, embodying instructions executable by the computer to perform method steps for search engine optimizations using a financial application configured to manage a number of products, the instructions including functionality to obtain product data from the financial application, where the product data is associated with a first product of the number of products.
- the instructions further include functionality to process the product data to obtain optimization data, where the optimization data is configured to increase web traffic of a web page associated with the first product.
- the instructions further include functionality to send the optimization data to the financial application, where the web page is updated based on the optimization data.
- FIG. 1 shows a system in accordance with one or more embodiments of the invention.
- FIGS. 2-5 show flow charts in accordance with one or more embodiments of the invention.
- FIG. 6 shows a computer system in accordance with one or more embodiments of the invention.
- embodiments of the invention relate to providing a method and a system for search engine optimizations. More specifically, embodiments of the invention provide a method and system to generate optimization data based on product data associated with a product, where the optimization data is used to update a web page configured to sell the product. Further, the optimization data may also be based on a search optimization history including data related to previous search optimizations performed for other products in the same category as the product.
- FIG. 1 shows a system for performing search engine optimizations in accordance with one or more embodiments of the invention.
- the system includes a search optimization system ( 110 ) interacting with web sites ( 102 ), financial application(s) ( 108 ), user(s) ( 106 ), and a search optimization data repository ( 120 ).
- the financial application(s) ( 108 ) and web sites ( 102 ) further interact with the user(s) ( 106 ).
- the search optimization system ( 110 ) further includes a web site interface ( 112 ), a user interface ( 114 ), an application interface ( 116 ), and a search optimization module ( 118 ).
- Each of the aforementioned components of FIG. 1 is described below.
- the financial application(s) ( 108 ) are configured to interact with the user(s) ( 106 ). More specifically, the financial application(s) ( 108 ) may be configured to manage an inventory of products for sale by the user(s) ( 106 ). For example, the user(s) ( 106 ) may use the financial application(s) ( 108 ) to track information related to the products sold by the user(s) ( 106 ). In this example, the user(s) ( 106 ) may manually enter product data associated with the products into the financial application(s) ( 108 ).
- the user(s) ( 106 ) may be any entity (e.g., an individual, group of individuals, organization, or other legal entity) capable of participating in financial transactions.
- the financial application(s) ( 108 ) may also be configured to interact with the search optimization system ( 110 ). More specifically, the financial application(s) ( 108 ) are configured to provide the search optimization system ( 110 ) with product data for products sold by the user(s) ( 106 ).
- the search optimization system ( 110 ) may be configured to interact with the financial application(s) ( 108 ) using an application interface ( 116 ). More specifically, the application interface ( 116 ) may be configured to receive the product data from the financial application(s) ( 108 ).
- Product data associated with a product may specify, but is not limited to, a user ( 106 ), a web page location, targeted search engine(s), a product description, and/or keywords for the product.
- the search optimization system ( 110 ) may be included as a component of a financial application ( 108 ).
- the financial application ( 108 ) may be configured to directly utilize the search optimization system ( 110 ) as a component.
- the financial application ( 108 ) may also be configured to provide interfaces that allow external systems to access the search optimization system ( 110 ).
- the financial application ( 108 ) may be a web application that provides access to product data to user(s) ( 106 ).
- the search optimization system ( 110 ) may be one of the services provided by the web application for managing products sold by the user(s) ( 106 ).
- the web site(s) ( 102 ) may be configured to interact with user(s) ( 106 ). More specifically, the web site(s) ( 102 ) may be configured to allow a user ( 106 ) to modify web page(s) ( 104 ) included in the web site(s) ( 102 ). For example, a user ( 106 ) may modify a web page ( 104 ) of a web site ( 102 ) using a web server (not shown) serving the web site ( 102 ). Those skilled in the art will appreciate that a web site ( 102 ) may have any number of web pages ( 104 ).
- a web site ( 102 ) may correspond to an e-commerce site.
- An e-commerce site may be any web site ( 102 ) configured to facilitate the sale of products for a user ( 106 ).
- the e-commerce site may have a number of web pages ( 104 ), where each web-page may be configured to sell a product for the user ( 106 ).
- the web site(s) ( 102 ) may be further configured to interact with the search optimization system ( 110 ). More specifically, the web site(s) ( 102 ) may be configured to provide data associated with web page(s) ( 104 ) to the search optimization system ( 110 ). For example, a web site ( 102 ) may be configured to provide a web page search profile to the search optimization system ( 110 ). In this example, the web page search profile may include a variety of information related to searching (e.g., keywords, meta-tags, Uniform Resource Locator (URL), title, etc.) for the web pages ( 104 ) of the web site ( 102 ).
- searching e.g., keywords, meta-tags, Uniform Resource Locator (URL), title, etc.
- the search optimization system ( 110 ) may be configured to obtain and store information in the search optimization data repository ( 120 ).
- the search optimization data repository ( 120 ) may be a data store (e.g., a database, a file system, one or more data structures configured in a memory, an extensible markup language (XML) file, some other medium for storing data, or any suitable combination thereof), which may include data (e.g., product data, search engine data, user data, search optimization history, etc.) related to search optimizations.
- data store e.g., a database, a file system, one or more data structures configured in a memory, an extensible markup language (XML) file, some other medium for storing data, or any suitable combination thereof
- data e.g., product data, search engine data, user data, search optimization history, etc.
- the search optimization system ( 110 ) may be configured to process product data using a search optimization module ( 118 ). More specifically, the search optimization module ( 118 ) may be configured to process product data to obtain optimization data. For example, the search optimization module ( 118 ) may be configured to analyze product data based on search engine data to obtain optimization data. In this example, the optimization data includes recommendations for updating a web page ( 104 ) to increase web traffic from the corresponding search engine(s). Those skilled in the art will appreciate that optimization data for the web page ( 104 ) may include a variety of recommendations (e.g., alternate keywords for use in a product description, recommended ingoing links, recommended outgoing links, etc.).
- recommendations e.g., alternate keywords for use in a product description, recommended ingoing links, recommended outgoing links, etc.
- an ingoing link may be any link from an external web site directing a visitor to a web site ( 108 ) including the web page ( 104 ). Further, an outgoing link may be any link on the web page ( 104 ) directing a visitor to an external web site from the web site ( 108 ) including the web page ( 104 ).
- the search optimization module ( 118 ) may process product data based on search engine data in the search optimization data repository ( 120 ). For example, a particular search engine may heavily favor keywords used in uniform resource locators. In this example, the search optimization module ( 118 ) would favor recommending keywords in uniform resource locators when processing product data for the particular search engine.
- product data may be processed based on search engine data for any number of search engines.
- the search engine data in the search optimization data repository ( 120 ) may be based on previous search optimizations.
- search engine data may be obtained based on a previous search optimization as well as the results (i.e., resulting search ranking of updated web page ( 104 )) of implementing the previous search optimization.
- results i.e., resulting search ranking of updated web page ( 104 )
- search engine data in the search optimization data repository ( 120 ) may also be based on commonly available data for the search engines.
- the user(s) ( 106 ) may interact with the search optimization system ( 110 ).
- the user(s) ( 106 ) may access the search optimization system ( 110 ) over the Internet (or other Wide Area Network or Local Area Network) through a web browser (or via another interface for communicating over a network).
- the user(s) ( 106 ) may interact with the search optimization system ( 110 ) through an application running natively on the user's ( 106 ) local computer (not shown).
- the search optimization system ( 110 ) may interact with the user(s) ( 106 ) through use of notifications.
- the notifications may be conveyed by electronic mail, short message service (SMS), or some other form of electronic correspondence.
- SMS short message service
- the search optimization system ( 110 ) is configured to receive requests for search optimizations from the user(s) ( 106 ).
- a request for a search optimization may include a variety of product data (e.g., product description, target search engine, keywords, etc.).
- the search optimization system ( 110 ) may be configured to generate optimization data based on the product data for the user(s) ( 106 ).
- the search optimization system ( 110 ) may be configured to obtain product data for a user ( 106 ) from any number of financial application(s) ( 108 ).
- the search optimization system ( 110 ) may be configured to interact with the user(s) ( 106 ) using a user interface ( 114 ). More specifically, the user interface ( 114 ) may be configured to provide optimization data to the user ( 106 ). For example, the user ( 106 ) may request a search optimization for a web page ( 104 ) of the user ( 106 ). In this example, the user interface ( 114 ) may process the request to generate optimization data associated with the web page ( 104 ). The user interface ( 114 ) may then present the optimization data to the user ( 106 ). Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the user ( 106 ) may request optimization data based on a variety of criteria (e.g., target search engine(s), preferred web page modification method, etc.).
- criteria e.g., target search engine(s), preferred web page modification method, etc.
- FIG. 2 shows a flow chart for performing search engine optimizations in accordance with one or more embodiments of the invention.
- one or more of the steps shown in FIG. 2 may be omitted, repeated, and/or performed in a different order than that shown in FIG. 2 . Accordingly, the specific arrangement of steps shown in FIG. 2 should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention.
- product data for a product may be obtained from a financial application.
- the product data includes a variety of data (e.g., product description, keywords, etc.) associated with the product.
- the product data may further include, but is not limited to, search engine data, consumer account data, or some other data related to the user's product.
- the financial application is used by the consumer to manage an inventory of products for sale by the user.
- the product data is entered into the financial application by the user.
- the product data may be obtained by the financial application from another data source (e.g., sales system, inventory system, etc.) associated with the user.
- the product data is included in a request for optimization data from the user of the financial application.
- the product data is obtained from the financial application on-demand and/or based on a schedule (e.g., hourly, daily, weekly, etc.).
- a web page location may be obtained from the financial application. More specifically, the request for optimization data from the user may further specify the location of a web page for selling the product of the user. For example, the request may include a URL to web page of an e-commerce site for selling the product. Further, the web page location may include information related to Application Program Interfaces (API) and/or Web Services for updating the web page (i.e., interfaces for the web server providing the web site).
- API Application Program Interfaces
- Web Services for updating the web page (i.e., interfaces for the web server providing the web site).
- the web page may be processed to obtain a web page search profile. More specifically, the web page may be processed to identify characteristics of the web page that attribute to the search ranking of the web page.
- the search ranking of the web page may correspond to the priority of the web page in searches of a particular search engine.
- characteristics of the web page may include, but are not limited to, keywords, ingoing links, and outgoing links.
- the product data may be processed to obtain optimization data. More specifically, the product data may be analyzed to obtain optimization data for increasing web traffic to the web page. For example, a product description included in the product data may be analyzed to identify keywords and recommended keyword replacements. In this example, the recommended keyword replacements may be configured to improve the search ranking of the web page. In addition, the frequency of keywords may also be analyzed to identify optimal keywords for replacing. In this case, for example, the overuse of a keyword may negatively affect the search ranking of a web page.
- each search engine may rely on distinct criteria for determining the search ranking of a web page.
- the criteria of each of the search engines may be considered when generating the optimization data.
- the optimization data includes recommendations for updating the web page.
- the recommendations are configured to be used by a user to update the web page via a web server serving the web page.
- the optimization data may be configured to be used by a search optimization system as discussed above with respect to FIG. 1 to automatically modify the contents of the web page.
- the optimization data also includes a predicted search ranking for the web page.
- the predicted search ranking may be generated based on recommendations included in the optimization data. Specifically, the predicted search ranking predicts the search ranking of the web page if the recommendations in the optimization data are implemented.
- the generation of the optimization data is also based on the web page search profile for the web page.
- the outgoing links specified in the web page search profile may be analyzed to obtain recommended outgoing links.
- recommended outgoing links may include, but are not limited to, recommendations to update current outgoing links, addition of new outgoing links, and removal of detrimental outgoing links.
- Outgoing links to related web sites typically increase the search ranking of a web page.
- an outgoing link to a related web site of a lower quality e.g., link farms, automated linking systems
- the web page is updated based on the optimization data.
- the user may update the web page based on the recommendations included in the optimization data.
- the user may use a web server of the web page to implement the recommendations.
- the optimization data may be automatically incorporated into the web page.
- an API and/or Web Service may be used to dynamically modify the contents of the web page based on the optimization data.
- the optimization data is transmitted to the financial application.
- the optimization data may be used to update the product data in the financial application. For example, if the optimization data includes an updated product description, the updated product description may be stored for the product.
- FIG. 3 shows a flow chart for performing search engine optimization in accordance with one or more embodiments of the invention.
- one or more of the steps shown in FIG. 3 may be omitted, repeated, and/or performed in a different order than that shown in FIG. 3 . Accordingly, the specific arrangement of steps shown in FIG. 3 should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention.
- a search optimization of product data is requested. More specifically, a request for search optimization of product data is transmitted to a search optimization system as described above with respect to FIG. 1 .
- the request may include a variety of data including, but not limited to, product data, search engine data, and a web page location.
- the request may also specify target search engine(s) for the search optimization.
- the request for search optimization may further specify that the search ranking of a web page should be monitored.
- the search ranking of the web page may also be received when the search ranking is updated. For example, after the web page is updated and re-indexed by a search engine, the search ranking of the web page is also updated, triggering a notification of the updated search ranking.
- the search ranking of the web page may also be monitored to generate a search optimization history for the web page.
- the search optimization history may track the search rankings of the web page for search engine(s) over a period of time. Further, the search optimization history may specify product data for the product associated with the web page.
- optimization data is received in response to the request for search optimization (Step 304 ).
- the optimization data is incorporated.
- a financial application as described above with respect to FIG. 1 incorporates updated product data included in the optimization data.
- the optimization data may include an updated product description and/or updated keywords for a product managed by the financial application.
- the updated product data may be reviewed and approved by a user of the financial application before it is incorporated into the financial application.
- a web page is updated based on the optimization data.
- a user of the financial application may update the web page via a web server based on recommendations included the optimization data.
- the financial application may automatically update the web page based on the optimization data via an API and/or Web Service.
- the updates to the web page may be reviewed and approved by the user before the updates are committed to the web page.
- FIG. 4 shows a flow chart for performing search engine optimizations in accordance with one or more embodiments of the invention.
- one or more of the steps shown in FIG. 4 may be omitted, repeated, and/or performed in a different order than that shown in FIG. 4 . Accordingly, the specific arrangement of steps shown in FIG. 4 should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention.
- a search optimization is performed for product A of web page A using a search optimization history in accordance with one or more embodiments of the invention.
- the search optimization for product A is as described with respect to FIG. 2 above.
- the search optimization history may be associated with a category of product including the product A. For example, if product A is 5 megapixel digital camera, the category of product may be “camera” or “digital camera.”
- the search optimization history includes optimization data and results for search optimizations performed for previous products in the category. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that each of the previous products may be associated with a different web page.
- the search optimization history may be configured to allow search optimizations to be performed based on historical search optimizations for the category of product including the product A.
- the search optimization history provides objective results (i.e., search ranking) of previous search optimizations along with the optimization data for each of the previous search optimizations, allowing for search optimizations that leverage the objective results to be generated. For example, recommendations used in a previous search optimization resulting in a significant increase in search ranking may be favored over recommendations used in a less successful search optimization.
- the search optimization history is updated based on the search optimization for product A in accordance with one or more embodiments of the invention. Specifically, after the optimization data is implemented for web page A and the corresponding search ranking is updated, the optimization data and resulting search ranking of web page A may be included in the search optimization history. In addition, the search ranking of web page A may be monitored to include further updates of the search ranking for web page A.
- Step 406 a search optimization is performed for product B of web page B using the search optimization history in accordance with one or more embodiments of the invention.
- the search optimization for product B is performed as described with respect to Step 402 .
- the search optimization for product B is further based on the optimization data and resulting search ranking for product A.
- the search optimization history is further updated based on the search optimization for product B in accordance with one or more embodiments of the invention. Specifically, after the optimization data is implemented for web page B and the search ranking is updated, the optimization data and resulting search ranking of web page B may be included in the search optimization history. In addition, the search ranking of web page B may be monitored to include further updates of the search ranking of web page B.
- a search optimization as described in Steps 402 - 404 may be repeated for any number of products in the category of product associated with the search optimization history.
- each subsequent search optimization of a product may be based on the history of search optimizations performed for all of the preceding products.
- the search optimization history may include data associated with any number of search optimizations performed for products in the category of product associated with the search optimization history.
- FIG. 5 shows a flow chart for performing search engine optimizations in accordance with one or more embodiments of the invention.
- one or more of the steps shown in FIG. 5 may be omitted, repeated, and/or performed in a different order than that shown in FIG. 5 . Accordingly, the specific arrangement of steps shown in FIG. 5 should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention.
- Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the following example is provided for exemplary purposes only and accordingly should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention.
- Step 502 financial application A ( 108 A) sends a request for a search optimization including first product data for a first product to the search optimization system ( 110 ) in accordance with one or more embodiments of the invention.
- the request for search optimization may be sent based on input from user A (not shown) of the financial application A ( 108 A).
- the user A may specify a variety of criteria and/or data (e.g., target search engine, web page location, product data, etc.) for the requested search optimization.
- the search optimization system ( 110 ) may obtain a first web page search profile from web page A ( 104 A) in accordance with one or more embodiments of the invention.
- the web page A ( 104 A) is included in an e-commerce site configured to sell the first product for the user A.
- the first web page search profile describes characteristics (e.g., keywords, content, ingoing links, outgoing links, search ranking, etc.) of the web page A ( 104 A).
- the search optimization system ( 110 ) generates first optimization data based on the first product data and the first web page search profile in accordance with one or more embodiments of the invention.
- the first optimization data may include recommendations for updating the web page A ( 104 A) configured to increase the web traffic of the web page A ( 104 A).
- Step 508 the search optimization system ( 110 ) sends the first optimization data to the financial application A ( 108 A) in accordance with one or more embodiments of the invention.
- the financial application A ( 108 A) incorporates the first optimization data (Step 510 ). More specifically, the product data in financial application A ( 108 A) is updated based on the updated product data included in the first optimization data.
- the financial application A ( 108 A) submits the recommendations included in the first optimization data to the web page A ( 104 A) in accordance with one or more embodiments of the invention. More specifically, the financial application A ( 108 A) uses an API and/or Web Service to submit the recommendations to a web server A (not shown) serving the web page A ( 104 A). In response to receiving the recommendations, the web server A updates the web page A ( 104 A) based on the recommendations (Step 514 ).
- Step 516 once the web page A ( 104 A) is re-indexed by a search engine (not shown), the search optimization system ( 110 ) obtains a first search ranking for web page A ( 104 A) in accordance with one or more embodiments of the invention.
- the first search ranking corresponds to the priority of web page A ( 104 A) in searches of the search engine.
- Step 518 the search optimization engine ( 110 ) updates a search optimization history for the category of product associated with the first product sold on the web page A ( 104 A) in accordance with one or more embodiments of the invention. More specifically, the first optimization data generated in Step 506 and the first search ranking obtain in Step 516 are included in the search optimization history.
- Step 520 financial application B ( 108 B) sends a request for a search optimization including second product data for a second product to the search optimization system ( 110 ) in accordance with one or more embodiments of the invention.
- the request for search optimization may be sent based on input from user B (not shown) of the financial application B ( 108 B).
- the user B may specify a variety of criteria and/or data (e.g., target search engine, web page location, product data, etc.) for the requested search optimization.
- the search optimization system ( 110 ) obtains a second web page search profile from web page B ( 104 B) in accordance with one or more embodiments of the invention.
- the web page B ( 104 B) is included in an e-commerce site configured to sell the second product for the user B.
- the second web page search profile describes characteristics (e.g., keywords, content, ingoing links, outgoing links, etc.) of the web page B ( 104 B).
- the search optimization system ( 110 ) generates second optimization data based on the second product data and the second web page search profile in accordance with one or more embodiments of the invention.
- the second optimization data is also generated based on the search optimization history updated in Step 518 .
- the recommendations included in the second optimization data may also be generated based on the first optimization data and the resulting search ranking for web page A ( 104 A). For example, assuming the update of web page A ( 104 A) resulted in an increase of search ranking for web page A ( 104 A), the recommendations included in the first optimization data may be favored in generating the second optimization data for web page B ( 104 B).
- the optimization data includes recommendations for updating the web page B ( 104 B) to increase the web traffic of the web page B ( 104 B).
- Step 526 the search optimization system ( 110 ) sends the second optimization data to the financial application B ( 108 B) in accordance with one or more embodiments of the invention.
- the financial application B ( 108 B) incorporates the second optimization data (Step 528 ). More specifically, the product data in financial application B ( 108 B) is updated based on the updated product data included in the second optimization data.
- the financial application B ( 108 B) submits the recommendations included in the second optimization data to the web page B ( 104 B) in accordance with one or more embodiments of the invention. More specifically, the user B of the financial application B ( 108 B) may use a web server B (not shown) to submit the recommendations, where the web server B serves the web page B ( 104 B). In response to receiving the recommendations, the web server B updates the web page A ( 104 A) based on the recommendations (Step 532 ).
- a networked computer system ( 600 ) includes a processor ( 602 ), associated memory ( 604 ), a storage device ( 606 ), and numerous other elements and functionalities typical of today's computers (not shown).
- the networked computer ( 600 ) may also include input means, such as a keyboard ( 608 ) and a mouse ( 610 ), and output means, such as a monitor ( 612 ).
- the networked computer system ( 600 ) may be a desktop computer, a laptop computer, a personal media device, a mobile device, such as a cell phone or personal digital assistant, or any other computing system capable of executing computer readable instructions.
- the networked computer system ( 600 ) is connected to a local area network (LAN) or a wide area network (e.g., the Internet) (not shown) via a network interface connection (not shown).
- LAN local area network
- wide area network e.g., the Internet
- network interface connection not shown
- these input and output means may take other forms, now known or later developed.
- one or more elements of the aforementioned computer ( 600 ) may be located at a remote location and connected to the other elements over a network.
- the invention may be implemented on a distributed system having a plurality of nodes, where each portion of the invention may be located on a different node within the distributed system.
- the node corresponds to a computer system.
- the node may correspond to a processor with associated physical memory.
- software instructions to perform embodiments of the invention when executed by a processor, may be stored on a computer readable medium such as a compact disc (CD), a diskette, a tape, a file, or any other computer readable storage device.
- a computer readable medium such as a compact disc (CD), a diskette, a tape, a file, or any other computer readable storage device.
- one or more embodiments of the invention may be implemented as an Application Program Interface (API) executing on a computer system(s), where the API includes one or more software instructions.
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